Relay For Life of Harford Co. June 25 at Concord Point Fights Cancer

The Relay For Life movement is dedicated to helping communities attack cancer, taking place in more than 5,000 locations in over 20 countries annually. At Relay, no one faces cancer alone! Survivors and caregivers are celebrated and supported. Those lost to cancer and going through a cancer journey are honored. Relay For Life of Harford County takes place Saturday, June 25, 2- 10 p.m. at Concord Point Park. The event is free and open to the community, though registration and donations are encouraged. See www.relayforlife.org/harfordmd or email allison.epp@cancer.org.

Longtime breast cancer survivor Marie Reid experience her first Relay For Life of Harford County 16 years ago when a friend in her TOPS group (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) invited her. Marie walked the Survivor Lap, "and I was hooked," she said. She formed a team, and since then has raised more than 34,000 for Relay, and her TOPS team has raised more than $82,000. Marie's brother is a 5-time cancer survivor; her uncle, who lived until age 101, had stage 4 prostate cancer. "I believe in the work ACS does in research and supporting cancer patients," said Marie, whose own cancer was diagnosed in 1986. "Relay is a fun get together with follow survivors and families who are passionate about what they are doing. I've made lifetime friends through Relay." Marie not only serves on the event committee, but also headed planning the fanciful Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatter tea party for survivors in 2019. (See photos.) So don’t be late for a very important date this year– June 25, come celebrate “Decades of Hope” at Relay of Harford Co. at Concord Point Park in Havre de Grace.